Lethal breath

After respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, air pollution now shows a definitive link with strokes

Relevance to India

While countries with comparatively low particulate pollution are concerned, the Indian administration is complacent

A close look at particles

Simply put, particles are tiny killers thatadversely affect humans at very lowconcentrations and even with minimal increase

The pollution story In Black And Pink

Life in Delhi is a capital punishment. The city's air is so polluted it claims a victim every hour. The level of small particles less than 10 …

US sets mercury emission limits

India still far from setting standards for toxic pollutants from power plants

Chikungunya kills three in Delhi

Municipal authority claims four deaths due to dengue, but the number may be higher

Zeroing in on health

Driving out petrol cars

Bold clean-air campaign launched in Italian city

Air pollution levels in Pakistan high

Pakistan's air pollution levels on the rise

No gas mask

Numerous factors, besides nearness to the Union Carbide plant, affected the victims of Bhopal gas tragedy

Cardiovascular disease will remain global top killer in 2050, Alzheimer’s disease among 5 leading causes of death: Study

The top five killers in India in 2050 will be chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischemic heart disease, stroke, diarrhoeal disease and …

Man who caught virus from a monkey in a critical condition — B virus explained

Most cases of B virus infection have involved laboratory workers handling captive animals or monkey tissues

Why we shouldn't be too quick to blame migratory animals for global disease

Recent research indicates that migratory animals may not be the primary culprit

Curative combo

MALAYSIA

Unmasking the killer

The virus that caused havoc in Malaysia may not have been JE after all

Only the lonely

Save sheesham

For want of iodine

An iodine-deficient diet may be responsible for the Neanderthals' disappearance

A second chance

Tinkering with the genes can probably give injured hearts a second chance

Grain of truth

Sharp picture

A technique used by astronomers is being used to produce better contact lenses

Fun time for fungi

Fungal infections stalk the corridors hospitals in the Capital

Rats on the rampage

Annual numbers of excess deaths in the US relative to other developed countries are growing at an alarming rate

Obesity, cardiovascular diseases, drug overdoses and homicides mainly to blame